The student develops knowledge of he
principles of information assurance at the policy, procedural, and technical
levels to prepare the student for a role as a business decision-makers.Real-world
examples from the text and current events will be used to demonstrate the
applicability of the techniques of information assurance.

Grade will be based on meeting
attendance, participation, submitting the required written assignments, two
examinations, and a comprehensive final examination.

·Participation,
written assignments and labs40%

·Examinations30%
Two at 15% each

·Comprehensive
final exam30%

To receive a grade of “A”, the
student must accumulate 90% to 100% of the points.

To receive a grade of “B”, the
student must accumulate 80% to 89% of the points.

To receive a grade of “C”, the
student must accumulate 70% to 79% of the points.

To receive a grade of “D”, the
student must accumulate 60% to 69% of the points.

Any student who accumulates total
scores of 59 or less will receive a grade of “F”.

A grade of “I” is awarded only when
a student was doing satisfactory work but, for nonacademic reasons beyond his
or her control, was unable to meet the full requirements of the course.All policies in the University Catalog will
apply to a grade of I.

Please adhere to the following requirements
which may affect your grade: (I) Regular and punctual meeting and lab attendance
and participation; (II) Submission of all written work on time; and (III) Successful
completion of the examinations.

Class
Schedule:

Date

Topic

Reading

Due Today

Aug 22

Introductions, Security Fundamentals I

1 - 19

Aug 24

Security Fundamentals II

20 - 32

Aug 29

Business Needs, Threats, Attacks

35 - 68

Aug 31

Legal, Ethical & Professional Issues

75 - 104

Assignment 1

Sep 5

No Meeting – Labor Day Holiday

Sep 7

Risk Management I

109 - 131

Sep 12

Risk Management II

132 - 144

Assignment 2

Sep 14

Risk Management III

145 - 165

Sep 19

Risk Management IV

Sep 21

Policies, Standards and Practices

171 - 185

Assignment 3

Sep 26

Information Security Blueprint

186 - 205

Sep 28

Continuity Strategies I

206 - 233

Oct 3

Examination 1

Oct 5

Firewalls and VPNs I

239 - 260

Oct 10

Firewalls and VPNs II

260 - 276

Assignment 4

Oct 12

Intrusion Detection Systems

281 - 319

October 13 is the last
day to withdraw with a grade of W.

Oct 17

Scanning and Analysis, Access Control

320 - 336

Assignment 5

Oct 19

Lab Day

341 - 365

Oct 24

Cryptography I

341 - 365

Oct 26

Crytptography II

366 - 385

Oct 31

Cryptography III

Nov 2

Examination 2

Nov 7

Physical Access, Fire Safety

389 - 407

Nov 9

Other Physical Security

408 - 421

Assignment 6

Nov 14

Implementing Information Security I

427 - 447

Nov 16

Information Security Credentials

451 - 471

Assignment 7

Nov 21

Employment Practices

472 - 482

Nov 23

No Meeting – Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov 28

Information Security Maintenance I

489 - 500

Nov 30

Information Security Maintenance II

501 - 527

Assignment 8

Dec 5

Information Security Maintenance III

Dec 7

Review for Final

Last day to resubmit work

Dec 12

Final Examination

Note time:8:00
to 9:50

Academic Honesty and Collaboration: Collaboration with your
classmates in studying and understanding the material is part of the collegiate
experience, and is strongly encouraged. Collaboration on written assignments is
permitted and encouraged, but each student must submit work written in his or
her own words. For programming assignments, you may work together, but each
student must produce his or her own complete program or Web document. Copying
another's work will be considered cheating; all students involved will receive
a grade of zero and possibly other penalties including failure of the course and
dismissal from the University. Unless you are specifically advised otherwise by
the instructor, any work submitted for credit, other than homework assignments,
must be completely the work of the individual student.

Collaboration or cheating on examinations will result in a grade of zero and
other penalties including failure of the course and dismissal from the
University. Plagiarism, fabrication, or other academic misconduct will result
in a grade of zero and other penalties, including failure of the course and
dismissal from the University.

It is very important that you understand the concepts of academic honesty.
If any of the above is not clear, or if you are not certain what some of the
terms mean, please ask me. A misunderstanding in this area could end your
academic career.

How to Succeed in this Class: Here are five things you can do
that will greatly improve your chances of making a satisfactory grade in this
class:

Read the syllabus: It
is a lot of trouble to prepare so detailed a syllabus. You should
assume I had a reason for it. You should read every word in the
syllabus before the second class. I will not be sympathetic to complaints
that you didn't understand something about the course if it's written down
in the syllabus and you didn't ask about it when you reviewed the
syllabus.

Read the textbooks:
You will get a lot more out of this class, and so be able to give back
more on the assignments and examinations, if you read the assigned parts
of the textbooks before class. In my experience, students who don't
complete the reading before class either never complete it or try to cram
it all in just before the exams. That doesn't work.

Come to class: You
will read below that there's no specific penalty for missing a class.
However, you are missing an opportunity to have things that may not be
clear explained to you, to ask me questions, and to interact with me and
your colleagues. If classes weren't important, we wouldn't have them.

Do the homework: The
homework assignments build upon one another. If you get behind, you will
find it very difficult to catch up. Moreover, when you read the syllabus,
you will find that there are substantial penalties for late or incomplete
work.

Allow enough time:
More unsatisfactory grades are due to procrastination than any other
cause. Do not assume that you can complete the homework and reading
assignments in the thirty minutes before class; you cannot. The most
successful students complete this work the weekend before it is due.

Course Objectives: Students who complete IT 4823 successfully
will be able to:

Class Attendance: Attendance and participation in class are
expected. While there is no academic penalty for missing a class, you should be
aware that information not in the book will be presented in class and you will
be held responsible for it on examinations. You are responsible for
announcements, assignments, and syllabus revisions made in class. If you must
miss a class, please arrange to borrow another student's notes. Often you'll
get better notes if you make such arrangements in advance.

Historically, students with good attendance records have done significantly
better in this class than students with poor records.

Preparation: You will be expected to have read this syllabus,
Chapter 1 of the text, and the Standards of Academic Conduct handout
by the second class meeting. After that, you are expected to have read each
section by the date it is first scheduled to be discussed. I recommend that you
read each chapter before it is discussed and jot down questions about anything
that is not clear. If your questions are not answered during the lecture, ask
them in class. Then re-read each chapter, jotting down
important points. Use these notes to study for the examinations.

Grading:

40%

Assignments

30%

Examinations (two at 15% each)

30%

Final Exam

Important note: The grading is established so that you cannot pass
the class without getting at least most of the homework points.

In general, I will use the following scale to assign course letter grades. I
reserve the right to make adjustments (either up or down) for borderline cases.

Grading Scale: 90 and above: A. 80+: B. 70+: C. 60+: D. Below
60: F.

Examinations: Examinations will consist mainly of short answer
questions, with a small number of essay or programming questions. Makeup
examinations will not be given unless you make prior arrangements with
me. The final examination will be comprehensive.

Assignment Grades:There
are four possible grades for assignments. A grade of
indicates exemplary work or effort beyond what is normally expected. A grade
of
means your work meets expected standards. Both
and
receive full credit if submitted on time. A grade ofindicates
that one or more areas of the assignment weren't completed satisfactorily. You
may resubmit work which receives a
after revising it based on the instructor's comments. Except at the end
of the term, you have two weeks from the time grades are returned to the
class (even if you don't get yours timely through not checking!) to resubmit
your work. If you do not resubmit within two weeks, you will receive a grade of
zero. You will receive full credit for resubmitted work which meets
standards. The last date to resubmit lab assignments is the last meeting
date of this class. There is no partial credit. You must get
a check or check-plus on all parts of an assignment to receive credit for that
assignment. If your work is turned in very late or does not show an honest
effort to complete the assignment, you will receive a grade of zero.

You may resubmit only problems which were part of your original
submission. In other words, if you don't attempt a problem on your first
submission, you may not receive credit for it by "resubmitting" it
later. Note that not attempting all parts of an assignment is very
likely to result in a grade of zero for the entire assignment. However, if
you do not understand a problem, you may submit a substantive question
about the problem in place of a solution. I will answer your question and you
may then submit a solution to the problem without penalty.

Examinations will be based in part on the contents of the assignments.

Assignments: Assignments will be posted on the
class Web page approximately a week before they're due.

Due Dates: Assignments are due at the beginning of class
on the date shown in the syllabus. Late assignments, including assignments
submitted after class has started, will not be graded and will be recorded as zeroes.
As university students, I expect you will manage your time well enough to be
able to complete your assignments on time in spite of both usual and
unanticipated events. However, I do recognize that sometimes, no matter how
well one plans, outside events interfere with one's
plans. Therefore, each student will have five "late days" that may be
used to submit late assignments without penalty. You may submit one assignment
five days late, five assignments one day late each, or any other combination
that adds up to five. I encourage you plan well so that your late days will be
available in case of a true emergency because, when you have used up your late
days, there will be no other exceptions for any reason
whatsoever.

Technical difficulties: Explanations of
"technical difficulties" will not be accepted as excuses for
late or unsatisfactory work. As university students, I expect you to manage
your time and your facilities well enough to be able to complete your work in a
timely and satisfactory manner.

If the work you are turning in has more
than one page, staple the pages together in the upper left corner. This is the
only way to organize your work; do not use notebooks, folders, etc.

In the upper right corner of the first page
of each item you turn in, put the following information in the order shown:

Your
name

IT
4823 -- BROWN (be sure to put my name here)

The
date of the class when the item is turned in

Identification of the item (Term Paper Idea, etc.)

If
the item is being resubmitted, the word "resubmitted"

Here is an example:

JoeW.College
IT 4823 -- BROWNSeptember
22, 2005
Assignment 3

The first line of
your work goes here.

Put this information as close to the top
right corner as you can. Do not use a cover page.

World Wide Web: Questions and
answers, class announcements, assignments and other material will be published
from time to time on the school's Web page for this class. You should get into
the habit of checking http://www.spsu.edu/cs/faculty/bbrown/it4823/f05/
for class information. You will also find copies of the handouts, this
syllabus, notes on the homework and other useful information there.

However, you are cautioned that the presence of this Web page does
not relieve you of responsibility for material, including announcements,
assignments, and syllabus revisions made in class. In other words, I'll put
material on the Web, but you still have to come to class or make sure you find
out what happened in each class meeting.

Students with disabilities: Students with disabilities who
believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to
contact the counselor working with disabilities at (678) 915-7244 as soon as possible
to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

Administrivia:Form of address: Call me Bob or Mr. Brown, whichever is more
comfortable for you.

Sending E-mail: I use a text based e-mail reader.
If you send e-mail, please send plain ASCII text and include a line break every
70 characters or so. Messages may not be in the appropriate format unless you
take special steps. I expect you to know your e-mail program well enough to
configure it to send plain text only. Please do not attach word processing
documents to e-mail messages... send plain ASCII text only. Do not submit
assignments via e-mail; they go on the server.

Class format: There will be no scheduled breaks. Questions will be
taken at the beginning of class, during the lecture, and near the end of the
class.

Appointments: I will be available after class until all
questions have been answered and any other concerns have been discussed, and at
other times during my office hours (see the first page of this syllabus) and by
appointment.

Decorum: If you have something to say in class, please address
yourself to me. Keep beepers, phones, watches, etc. quiet in class; you will be
asked to leave the class if your "gear" causes disruption. You will
be highly embarrassed if you're kicked out of class because your cell
phone rings. Don't let it happen!

Leaving materials for me: Your homework will be posted on the server.
However, you may sometimes have other material for me. Bring it to class! If
you are unable to attend a class, you can get material to me in three ways:
Have a colleague bring them to class, take them by the SwE
Office in room J-370 during office hours, or place them in one of the CSE drop
boxes at any time. These drop boxes are located at the west entrance to
Building J and in the hallway across from room J-361. These drop boxes are
checked twice daily during the week, and material left in them will be put in
my mail box if it has my name on it.

Belongings left in the classroom: If you leave belongings in the
classroom and I notice them, I'll take them to the campus police office on the
ground floor of Norton Hall.